I was in here a few times over the last 2 weeks and found the service good, the beer (Doombar?) refreshing and the general ambience very pleasant. I was looking for a little bit of peace and was surprised to get it so nearTottenham Court Road , but it was Saturday and Sunday evenings, and noticed it was busier week nights. But enjoyable.

Yes, the Hope is under new management and it is beginning to show ! Like many other regulars, I sort-of liked the tatty incarnation from before, but maybe a make-over is in order. Main differences are that there is always BEER on ! No more walking in on a Saturday and finding 5 dry pumps, and one can actually use the bogs without having to paddle and / or getting dripped-on from above. The lightbulbs have been replaced also ! Can't say on the ales provided as I can't remember (!!) but will probably drop in this afto for the football results and report back.

This pub is in major need of a refurb. The toilets are disgusting and the bar looks really tatty. I hear it's now under new management so I hope they do a much better job than the last one as I don't think he was bothered at all. A shame as this could be a total gem of a pub in the right hands....ah well...

Depending on your point of view this pub is either tatty or lived-in. Not a big place so it got full pretty quickly and there didn't appear to be many chairs either. For a pub in the GBG I was a little disappointed in the real ale range when I was there. Only 2 of the 4 pumps working, (1 of them had only just run out apparently).The service was ok and there was a mix of clientele, (ages and gender).Not a pub I'd go out of my way to visit but worth a couple of pints if I'm in the area.

After reading the reviews I was a bit wary, but in the end pleasantly surprised. It's a typical single room street corner boozer, a bit shabby but clean enough in the right places - seats, tables, glasses, toilets.

Wolf Brewery's Straw Dog wheat beer went down well on a warm day and there were another four working handpulls to choose from. It's not one of London's great undiscovered pubs and I wouldn't make a detour to come here but it's not bad at all.